A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

May 2014

You might puzzle over many curiosities in Northeast Ohio—how we can have so many losing

sports teams, why is there lake effect, how many orange cones does it take? But you don’t

have to puzzle over our music collection. No other institution in the area has the eclectic

mix of genres and artists that we do. We have just topped 14,500 CDs and 11,500 vinyl

recordings. That’s 26,000, for those keeping track of such things, and we do. With more

than 900 Northeast Ohio artist CDs, 500 historic jazz CDs (the Rochford Collection), and the

immense Bauman CD Collection, we just keep on growing. This time out we have local

rockers, some from far away, Russian composers without Russian names, organists,

harpists, guitarists, harmonica players, and two guys named Gilberto. Any comments,

questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu. We'll make more.

Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

AFI Burials Pop

Af41

B916

Latest release by these California

punk revivalists. Links: AFI | AM |

YouTube

Atoms for Peace Amok Pop

At71

Am66

New band with an electronica

flavor, headed by Thom Yorke.

Links: Atoms | AM | YouTube

Dan Bankhurst At First Sight Pop

B225

At10

Part pop, part jazz, part country, all

guitar, from Northeast Ohio. Links:

Bankhurst | YouTube | Buzzard

Tracks review

Tony Bennett & K.

D. Lang

A Wonderful World Pop

B439

W845

Way back in 2002. Links: Bennett |

AM | YouTube | Lang | AM |

YouTube | Together

The Bird and the

Bee

Please Clap Your

Hands

Pop

B532

P710

Artsy duo from Los Angeles in their

second album. Links: Bird | AM |

YouTube

Cletus Black One More Card to

Play

Pop

B561c

On2

2010 release by this Cleveland-area

roots rocker. Links: Black |

YouTube

The Black Crowes The Southern

Harmony & Musical

Companion

Pop

B561c

So88

One of the examples of a second

album outdoing the first. From

1992. Links: Crowes | AM |

YouTube

Blues Traveler Four Pop

B625t

If memory serves, this was their

breakthrough album, in 1994.

F825 Links: Traveler | AM | YouTube

Kate Bush The Red Shoes Pop

B963

R245

We suppose she classifies as British

art rock. This one is from 1993.

Links: Bush | AM | YouTube

Rita Coolidge Classics Pop

C779

C569

A compilation of some of her hits.

Links: Coolidge | AM | YouTube

The Darker Shore The Mechaphysik Pop

D248

M464

2011 release by this Northeast Ohio

hardcore band. Links: Darker

Shore | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks

review

Deep Purple Fireball Pop

D360

F514

Something for all the classic rockers

out there. From 1971. Links:

Purple | AM | YouTube

The Delgados The Great Eastern Pop

D378

G798

Biggest album from this alternative

indie band from Scotland. Links:

Delgados | AM | YouTube

Devo Live 1981 Seattle:

New Traditionalists

Pop

D497

L744s

Concert recording. They were

starting to change directions then,

but played the hits too. Links:

Devo | AM | YouTube

15.60.75 (The

Numbers Band)

Jimmy Bell’s Still in

Town

Pop

F466

J564

Formed in 1969 in Kent, and still

around today. This stuff is from the

70s. Links: Numbers | YouTube

Ani DiFranco Like I Said Pop

D568

L627

1993 release by this singer-

songwriter and record label owner.

Links: DiFranco | AM | YouTube

Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Live Pop

G255

L744

A collection of concert

performances of some of his hits.

Links: Gaye | AM | YouTube

Gin Blossoms Dusted Pop

G430

D949

1989 debut album by this power

pop band. Links: Blossoms | AM |

YouTube

Inhale/Exhale Movement Pop

In4

M869

Most recent release by this

Christian metalcore band from

Cleveland. Could be their last.

Links: Inhale | AM | YouTube |

Buzzard Tracks review

Alicia Keys Unplugged Pop

K523

Un6

Not really sure why she needed to

unplug, being a pianist, but we’ll go

with it. Links: Keys | AM | YouTube

John Legend Get Lifted Pop

L523

G335

Neo-soul singer’s 2004 album. We

also own the songbook. Links:

Legend | AM | YouTube

Los Lobos Colossal Head Pop

L786

C719

1996 release by the most popular

Chicano rock band. Links: Lobos |

AM | YouTube

Love and Rockets Sweet F. A. Pop

L941

Sw36

Former members of Bauhaus do

some glam and psychedelic stuff.

Links: Rockets | AM | YouTube

Mental Destruction Straw Pop

M528

How do they come up with such

cute names? Swedish Christian

St82 death metal. Links: Mental |

YouTube

Metal Church Blessing in Disguise Pop

M564c

B617

California thrash band’s album from

1989 Links: Church | AM |

YouTube

Metric Fantasies Pop

M567

F217

Canadian indie band’s 2009 album.

Links: Metric | AM | YouTube

Matt Morris When Everything

Breaks Open

Pop

M833

W574

2010 release by this singer-

songwriter and former member of

the Mickey Mouse Club. Links:

Morris | AM | YouTube

The Most Beautiful

Losers

Bedroomer demos Pop

M855

B391

Mostly Chris Bentley, singing and

playing guitar in his bedroom

studio. Links: MBL | YouTube |

Buzzard Tracks review

Overseer Wreckage Pop

Ov2

W925

Some sort of underground dance

music by Brit Rob Overseer. Links:

Overseer | YouTube

Robert Plant Fate of Nations Pop

P692

F268

Former Led Zeppelin singer in a

more relaxed album, from 1993.

Links: Plant | AM | YouTube

Ra From One Pop

R110

F925

2002 album from this alt.metal

band from California. Links: Ra |

AM | YouTube

Rosavelt Carp & Bones Pop

R714

C223

Northeast Ohio band’s 1997 album.

Chris Allen was the frontman.

Links: Rosavelt | YouTube

Silent Force Infatuator Pop

Si33

In3

American-German metal band, from

2001. Links: Force | AM | YouTube

The 65’s Strike Hard! Pop

Si99

St85

Indie hard rock band from New

Jersey. Good sound. Links: 65’s |

YouTube

Small Black Limits of Desire Pop

Sm18b

L629

2013 release by this electo-indie

pop band from New York. Links:

Small | AM | YouTube

Trance Mission A Day Out of Time Pop

T685

D330

Pop/world fusion band. Didgeridoo

anyone? Links: Trance | AM |

YouTube

Whiskey

Daredevils

Introducing the

Whiskey Daredevils

Pop

W578

In8

2009 release by this goth/rockabilly

outfit from the Cleveland area.

Links: Daredevils | YouTube

Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

Abundance Folk F862 Ab94

Scottish fiddler gets together with

an American cellist to do some

unique material. Links: Fraser | AM

| Haas | YouTube International Sound The International Sound Folk The International Sound Machine is

Machine Machine Presents German American Favorites

In8s In8g

pretty much Fred Ziwich, playing all

the instruments and singing. He

plays all styles. Links: ISM |

YouTube

Mike Ireland & Holler Try Again Country Ir2 T780

Country music from Missouri by

way of Nashville. Links: Ireland |

AM | YouTube

Steve Kaufman Circles Folk K162 C496

Flatpicking guitar champion plays a

batch of folk and bluegrass music.

Kaufman | YouTube

Ashley MacIsaac Close to the Floor Folk M189 C624

Cape Breton fiddler in his debut

album. He can play trad or avant-

garde, and dance at the same time.

Links: MacIsaac | AM | YouTube

Charlie Mosbrook Coverage: The Songs of Charlie Mosbrook

Folk M850 C838

Some folks got together to honor

this Cleveland singer-songwriter.

Links: Mosbrook | YouTube

Tom Russell Mesabi Country R916 M560

Americana singer-songwriter in a 2011 release. Links: Russell | AM | YouTube

Ronny Setniker Button Box Showcase Folk Se76 B983

This whacky guy from Minnesota gives us some Slovenian-American polkas and waltzes. Links: Setniker | YouTube

Jeff Talmadge Bad Tattoo Country T147 B140

2001 release somewhere between country and folk-rock. Links:

Talmadge | AM | YouTube

Cheryl Wheeler Circles & Arrows Folk W562 C496

Singer-songwriter, alternately

funny and intense. Links: Wheeler

| AM | YouTube

Frankie Yankovic 20 Polkas and Waltzes Folk Y15 T918

Because you have to have some

more polka. Links: Yankovic | AM |

YouTube

Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Bernard Allison Storms of Life Blues Al56 St74

Guitarist from Chicago, now living

in Paris. This one’s from 2002.

Links: Allison | AM | YouTube

Guy Davis Juba Dance Blues D293 J872

The acoustic guitarist and singer, with Fabrizio Poggi on harmonica. Links:

Davis | AM | YouTube

Charlie Musselwhite Signature Blues M975 Si26

Blues harmonica player of some

renown, from 1991. Links:

Musselwhite | AM | YouTube

The Richard Smallwood Singers

Testimony Gospel Sm19 T288

Washington, D.C.-based group.

This release is from 1992. Links:

Smallwood | YouTube

International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Addis Acoustic Project Tewesta: Remembrance Int Ad24 T919

Popular music from Ethiopia, taking

old hits and putting them in a new

context. Links: Addis | YouTube

Battlefield Band After Hours: Forward to Scotland’s Past

Int B322 Af89

Another fine album by this Scottish

band. Links: Battlefield | AM |

YouTube

Turlough O’Carolan The Music of Turlough O’Carolan

Int C220 M973

Performed in folk-style by Steve

Tilson, Seth Austen, Angelo

Eleuteri, & Duck Baker. Links:

O’Carolan | AM | YouTube

Gilberto Gil Millennium Int G370 M611

Brazilian singer-songwriter, with

some help from Caetano Veloso.

Links: Gil | AM | YouTube

Oliver Mtukudzi Tsimba Itsoka Int M879 T788

Zimbabwean artist who works in a

variety of styles. Links: Mtukudzi |

AM | YouTube

Gilberto Santa Rosa Directo al Corazón Int Sa59r D628

Love songs from this popular singer from Puerto Rico. Links: Santa Rosa | AM | YouTube

Dr. L. Subramaniam Rāga Hemavati Int Su16 R126h

The violinist is joined by K. Shekar, tavil, and Veena Natarajan, tempura on a long raga from South India. Links: Subramaniam | AM | YouTube

K. R. T. Wasitodiningrat The Music of K. R. T. Wasitodiningrat

Int W280 M973

Indonesian gamelan music, performed by Gamelan Sekar Tunjung. Links: KRTW | YouTube

Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Linda Eder Soundtrack FilmMus Ed28 So84

The Broadway singer has a go at some songs from the movies. Link: Eder | AM | YouTube

Jūrgen Knieper Wings of Desire FilmMus K736 W727

Music from the film by Wim Wenders. Links: Knieper | YouTube

Juliana Nash Murder Ballad: A New Musical

Musical N174 M940

Performed by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Links: Murder Ballad

Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Matt Balitsaris & Loose Shoes

Boom Town Jazz B217 B644

Jazz and exotica fusion, so it’s

funky and electronic at the same

time. Links: Balitsaris | AM

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dear Ella Jazz B764 D347

The singer/pianist’s tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Links: Bridgewater | AM |

YouTube

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

Jazz B941 K399

1958 album, with the guitarist and sax player joined by Tommy Flanagan, piano, Paul Chambers, bass, & Jimmy Cobb, drums. Links: Burrell | AM |

YouTube | Coltrane | AM | YouTube Miles Davis My Funny Valentine:

Miles Davis in Concert Jazz D295 M990

1964 concert at Lincoln Center. Davis is with Herbie Hancock on piano, and Tony Williams on drums. Links: Davis | AM | YouTube

Paul Desmond Bossa Antigua Jazz D465 B653

From 1964. The alto sax player works with his group and Jim Hall, guitar. Links: Desmond | AM | YouTube

Misja Fitzgerald-Michel Encounter Jazz F576 En17

The guitarist leads a group that includes Drew Gress on bass. Links: Michel |

YouTube

Tommy Igoe & the Birdland Big Band

Eleven Jazz Ig6 El27

Bicoastal bandleader brings together some New York musicians. Links: Igoe | YouTube

Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends

Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends

Jazz J578 An88

Jobim tunes. The friends include Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, and Shirley Horn. Links: Jobim | AM | YouTube

Quincy Jones Jazz Manifesto Jazz J724 J339m

Reissue of two of his albums from 1957, with a big band. Links: Jones | AM | YouTube

Brad Mehldau Live in Tokyo Jazz M473 L744

Solo piano in concert. Links: Mehldau

| AM | YouTube

Ken Peplowski Maybe September Jazz P394 M451

Cleveland clarinetist/tenor sax player in a new album. Links: Peplowski | AM | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks review

Mike Petrone Trio A Lot Like Us Jazz P448 L910

The Cleveland pianist works with Martin Block, bass, and Roy King, drums. Links: Petrone | YouTube

Artie Shaw Stardust: 22 Original Hits

Jazz Sh26 St28

A compilation from a British label by this clarinetist and bandleader. Links: Shaw | AM | YouTube

Chucho Valdés Chucho Valdés, Featuring Cachaíto

Jazz V233 C470v

Recorded in Havana at various times, Valdés sometimes plays solo piano, other times works with a group, including bassist Orlando “Cachaíto” López. Links: Valdés | AM | YouTube

Phil Woods & Chris Swansen

Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Jazz W866 P661

Sadly, it’s not all jazz versions of Pink Floyd tunes. Woods plays alto sax & clarinet, Swansen plays synthesizers, and there’s a band. Links: Woods | AM |

YouTube | Swansen | YouTube George Young Old Times Jazz

Y85 Ol10

Young plays all sorts of saxes and flutes, and Cleveland drummer Jamey Haddad joins in. Links: Young | AM | YouTube

Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments

Charles-Valentin Alkan Organ Music Clas Al49 Or3

The eclectic French composer’s works played by Kevin Bowyer on the organ of Salisbury Cathedral. Links: Alkan | Bowyer | Salisbury

Richard Arnell String Quartets Nos. 1-5 Clas Ar62 St86q

The Tippett Quartet is at work here on these mid-century pieces. Links: Arnell | Tippett Q

Malcolm Arnold Dances Clas Ar65 D195

We don’t think he actually dances, but he probably did on occasion. Performed by the Philharmonia, conducted by Bryden Thomson. Links: Arnold | Thomson

Kurt Atterberg Chamber Music, Vol. 2 Clas At82 C355/2

A piano quintet, a suite, and a horn sonata are played by the New Budapest Quartet, with various additional musicians. Links: Atterberg | NBQ

J. S. Bach Solo & Double Violin Concertos

Clas V122 V813c

Andrew Manze & Rachel Podger team up on violin, with the Academy of Ancient Music, directed by Manze. Links: Bach | Manze | Podger

Béla Bartók Cantata Profana; The Wooden Prince

Clas B285 C166p

The Chicago Symphony Chorus is in on the first work. Pierre Boulez conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for both. Links: Bartók | Boulez

Arnold Bax The Complete Works for Cello & Piano

Clas B330 C331

Bernard Gregor-Smith, cellist, works with Yolande Wrigley. Links: Bax | Gregor-Smith | Wrigley

Ludwig van Beethoven Chamber Music for Winds, Vol. 3

Clas B393 C355w/3

Consortium Classicum play an octet, a trio, and a rondino. Links: Beethoven | Classicum

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6; Consecration of the House

Clas B393 Sy68-6

The other work is an overture. Played by the Hanover Band, conducted by Roy Goodman. Links: Beethoven | Goodman

William Sterndale Piano Works, Vol. 1 Clas Ilona Prunyi is at work with a varied

Bennett B439 P573/1

program of sketches, a sonata, and other works. Links: Bennett | Prunyi

Franz Berwald Piano Trios, Vol. 1 Clas B463 P573t/1

Berwald’s first three, with Ilona Prunyi, piano, András Kiss, violin, and Csaba Onczay, cello. Links: Berwald | Prunyi | Kiss | Onczay

Harold Blumenfeld Mythologies after Derek Walcott; War Lament after Siegfried Sassoon; Voyages after Hart Crane

Clas B626 M999

Contemporary vocal works, each performed by different artists, including Voices of Change, Patrick Mason, baritone, and the Gregg Smith Singers. Links: Blumenfeld | VOC | Mason | GSS

Hakon Børresen Selections Clas B646 Se48

The selections are all string pieces, including a sexted and a quartet, played by Copenhagen Classic. Links: Børresen

Johannes Brahms/ Franz Schubert

Piano Quintets Clas B730 P573q

One from each composer, performed by the Amadeus String Quartet, with Clifford Curzon at the piano. Links: Brahms | Schubert| ASQ | Curzon

John Bull Organ & Keyboard Works

Clas B872 Or3

Mr. Bull was active in the early 17th century. Siegbert Rampe is the musician, playing organ, clavichord, harpsichord, & piano. Links: Bull | Rampe

James Chepponis Songs of Jubilation: Ritual Music of james Chepponis

Clas C421 So58

Contemporary sacred songs, performed by Pittsburgh area musicians under the direction of John J. Miller. Links: Chepponis | Miller

Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2; Grand Fantasia on Polish Airs; Grande Polonaise

Clas C455 P573c-2

Emanuel Ax is the culprit on the keys, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Charles Mackerras. Links: Chopin | Ax | Mackerras

Ernö Dohnányi Piano Works, Vol. 2 Clas D682 P573/2

Lawrence Schubert is the pianist on four works, including bagatelles and a capriccio. Links: Dohnányi | Schubert

Antonín Dvořák Complete Symphonic Poems

Clas D959 Sy68p

A 2-disc set with six works. Neeme Järvi conducts the Scottish National Orchestra. Links: Dvořák | Järvi

Edward Elgar Symphony No. 3 Clas El31 Sy68-3

His “unfinished” symphony, as elaborated by Anthony Payne. Paul Daniel conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Links: Elgar | Payne | Daniel

Geoges Enesco Instrumental Music Clas En27 In7

A chamber symphony and two other works, all played by the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conducted by Lawrence Foster. Links: Enesco | Foster

Joseph Eybler Die vier letzten Dinge (The Four Last Things)

Clas Ey19 V676

Early 19th century oratorio, performed by Rheinische Kantorei & Das Kleine Konzert, conducted by Hermann Max. Mr. Max either has the strangest hat in the world, or he’s wearing a badger on his head. Links: Eybler | Max

John Field Piano Concertos Nos. 6 & 4

Clas F456 P573c-6

Why they are out of order, we don’t know. Míċál O’Rourke, pianist, is joined by the London Mozart Players, conducted by Matthias Bamert. Links: Field | O’Rourke | Bamert

Domenico Gallo 12 Trio Sonatas Clas G137 T737s

Works originally attributed to Pergolesi, somebody did their homework. Performed by Parnassi Musici. Links: Gallo | PM

Edward German German: British Light Music

Clas G317 B317

Yes, there’s a British composer named German. Get over it. Performed by the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Leaper. Links: German | Leaper

Karl Goldmark Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Vol. 2

Clas G569 V813/2

A sonata, a romance, a ballad, all played by Ulf Wallin, violin, and Bruno Canino, piano. Links: Goldmark | Wallin | Canino

Alexander Grechaninov Piano Trios, Nos. 1 & 2 Clas G799 P573t-1

Viktor Simčisko, violin, Juraj Alexander, cello, and Daniela Ruso, piano do their best with these. Links: Grechaninov | Ruso

Joseph Haydn Notturni Clas H324 N672

This batch of 8 takes up 2 discs. Bohdan Warchal conducts the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. Links: Haydn | Warchal

Gustav Holst Selections Clas H741 Se48

A mix of choral works, a concerto, a rhapsody, and some other stuff. Those involved include the Baccholian Singers of London, & the English Chamber Orchestra. Links: Holst | ECO

Herbert Howells Choral Music Clas H839 C456

His Requiem is in the midst of a half dozen other works. The Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, directed by Christopher Robinson. Links: Howells | Robinson

Engelbert Humperdinck

Orchestra Music Clas H883 Or10

Four works, performed by the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martin Fischer-Dieskau. Links: Humperdinck | M F-D

Leoš Janáček The Cunning Little Vixen Clas J251

We’ll stick with the English translation of the title. Performed by the Czech

P934 Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, conducted by Václav Neumann. Links: Janáček | Neumann

Karl Jenkins Diamond Music Clas J417 D541

He’s the guy whose music is used for the DeBeers Diamond commercial. Former rock musician (Soft Machine) turned art music composer. Here, he conducts the London Philharmonic Strings. Links: Jenkins | AM | YouTube

Erich Korngold Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

Clas K842 Or10/2

Three works, including an overture and a piano concerto. Werner Andreas Albert conducts the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, with Steven de Groote at the piano. Links: Korngold | Albert | Groote

Franz Krommer 6 Clarinet Quartets Clas K921 C544q

Dieter Klöcker is the clarinetist, with Consortium Classicum. Links: Krommer | Klöcker | Classicum

Herman Severin Løvenskiold

Sylfiden Clas L944 Sy52

Ballet music, with the Danish Radio Sinfonietta, conducted by Harry Damgaard. Links: Løvenskiold |

John McEwen String Quartets, Vol. 1 Clas M159 St86/1

The quartets on this disc are Nos. 4, 7, 16, and 17, so there’s a ways to go. Performed by the Chilingirian Quartet. Links: McEwen | CQ

George Macfarren Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 Clas M166 Sy68-4

It’s amazing how we keep finding composers we never heard of who’ve written multiple symphonies. These 19th century works are performed by the Queensland Philharmonic, conducted by Werner Andreas Albert. Links: Macfarren | Albert

Bohuslav Martinů Les Larmes du Couteau; Hlas Lesa

Clas M366 L326

Two one-act operas, with the Prague Philharmonic, conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek. Links: Martinů | Bělohlávek

Étienne-Nicolas Méhul Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Clas M474 Sy68-1

French composer from the period of the Revolution. The Rhenish Philharmonic is at work here, conducted by Jorge Rotter. Links: Méhul | Rotter

Georg Matthias Monn Six Symphonies Clas M752 Sy68

Relax, they’re short ones. 18th century works performed by L’Arpa Festante, conducted by Michi Gaigg. Links: Monn | Gaigg

Franz Xaver Mozart Complete Piano Chamber Music

Clas M877f C355

Wolfgang’s kid, with three sonatas and a quartet, played by the Ravinia Trio, with help from Salko Sasaki, piano, & others. Links: Mozart

Leopold Mozart 7 Symphonies Clas M877L Sy68

Let’s just get the whole family in here. Bohdan Warchal conducts the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. Links: Mozart | Warchal

W. A. Mozart Flute Quartets Nos. 1-4 Clas M877 F675q

Carol Wincenc, flute, works with the Emerson String Quartet. Links: Mozart | Wincenc | ESQ

Giovanni Paisiello Pulcinella Vendicato Clas P166 P965

Opera farce, performed by Cappella de ‘Turchini, conducted by Antonio Florio. Links: Paisiello | Florio

Charles Hubert H. Parry

Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 Clas P249 Sy68-3

Matthias Bamert is back, with the London Philharmonic, on these late Romantic works. Links: Parry | Bamert

Antonio Pasculli Operatic Fantasias for Oboe and Piano

Clas P263 Op3f

Late 19th-early 20th century works, performed by Ivan Paisov, oboe, and Natalia Shcherbakova, piano. Links: Pasculli | Paisov | Shcherbakova

Allan Pettersson Symphony No. 8 Clas P452 Sy68-8

Thomas Sanderling conducts the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Links: Pettersson | Sanderling

Ottorino Respighi Cantatas Clas R312 C166

Several vocal/orchestral works, with Faridah Subrata, mezzo-soprano, and the Czecho-Slovak RSO, conducted by Adriano. Links: Respighi | Subrata | Adriano

Julius Reubke Piano Sonata; Organ Sonata

Clas R317 P573s

Claudius Tanski is the pianist, Martin Sander, the organist, on these 19th century compositions. Links: Reubke | Tanski | Sander

Ferdinand Ries Concert Overtures Clas R445 Ov2

The WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln plays these five works, under the baton of Howard Griffiths. Links: Ries | Griffiths

Sigmund Romberg Blossom Time Clas R663 B623

1921 operetta, performed by the Ohio Light Opera, of Wooster, Ohio. Links: Romberg | OLO

Gioacchino Rossini William Tell: Harmoniemusik

Clas R736 G945

Excerpts from the opera played by a wind band. Consortium Classicum again. Links: Rossini | Classicum

Anton Rubinstein/ César Cui

Violin Concertos Clas R825 V813c

You might not know from their names, but both were Russian composers. Takako Nishizaki is the violinist, with a couple of different orchestras here. Links: Rubinstein | Cui | Nishizaki

Ahmed Adnan Saygun Piano Music Clas Sa99 P573

Various short works including sketches and etudes, performed by Kathryn Woodard. Links: Saygun | Woodard

Franz Schubert Works for Piano 4 Clas The Duo Crommelynck appears again,

Hands, Vol. 2 Sch78 P573f/2

with some variations, a sonata, and a rondo. Links: Schubert | DC

Louis Spohr Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 11

Clas Sp64 V813c-4

Ulf Hoelscher is the violinist, with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Christian Fröhlich. Links: Spohr

Charles Villiers Stanford

Symphony No. 2; Clarinet Concerto

Clas St24 Sy68-2

Vernon Handley conducts the Ulster Orchestra, with Janet Hilton on clarinet. Links: Stanford | Handley | Hilton

Richard Strauss Kempe Conducts Strauss, Vol. 1

Clas St81r K321/1

A 3-disc set with two more volumes to go. Rudolf Kempe conducts Staaskapelle Dresden. Links: Strauss | Kempe

Igor Stravinsky Canticum Sacrum; Threni; Mass; etc.

Clas St82 C168

A collection of works recorded 1957-1960, with the composer conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Links: Stravinsky

Josef Suk Piano Works, Vol. 4 Clas Su45 P573/4

Niel Immelman is the pianist on a variety of works by Dvořák’s son-in-law. Links: Suk | Immelman

Johan Svendsen/ Carl Nielsen

String Octet; Romance for Violin & Strings; String Quintet

Clas Sv25 Oc7

The first two are by Svendsen. The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble is the culprit. Links: Svendsen | Nielsen | ASMITFCE

Alexandre Tansman Symphony No. 5; Stèle in Memoriam d’Igor Stravinsky; Four Movements

Clas T159 Sy68-5

20th century works, performed by the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic (Košice), conducted by Meir Minsky. Links: Tansman | Minsky

P. I. Tchaikovsky/ Richard Strauss

Symphony No. 6; Death and Transfiguration

Clas T219 Sy68-6

Leopold Stokowski conducts a couple of orchestras on these recordings from the 1940s. Links: Tchaikovsky | Strauss | Stokowski

Alexander Tcherepnin Symphony No. 4; Suite for Orchestra; Russian Dances

Clas T219a Sy68-4

Once again, we have the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic, but this time conducted by Wing-Sie Yip. Links: Tcherepnin | Yip

Joan Tower Made in America; Tambor; Concerto for Orchestra

Clas T653 M264

Performed by the Nashville Symphony, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Links: Tower | Slatkin

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Choral Music Clas V465 C456

His Mass in G Minor, along with several shorter works, sung by the Elora Festival Singers, directed by Noel Edison, with Thomas Fitches at the organ. Links: RVW | Edison

William Walton Christopher Columbus Suite; Songs After Edith Sitwell; Anon in Love

Clas W179 C466

There are a couple more works on here, but we got tired. The Westminster Singers and the City of London Sinfonia

are conducted by Richard Hickox. Links: Walton | Hickox

Hugo Weisgall Six Characters in Search of an Author

Clas W435 Si97

Opera based on the play by Pirandello. The Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, with members of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, conducted by Lee Schaenen. Links: Weisgall | Schaenen

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari The Trios & Duos for Strings

Clas W831f T737

Late Romantic works, performed by Deutsches Strechtrio. Links: Wolf-Ferrari | DS

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Daniel Bourgue Joyaux de la Musique de Chambre avec Cor (Gems of Chamber Music with Horn)

Clas B667 J849

Bourgue works with the Sofia String Quartet on pieces by Mozart, Stamitz, Hoffmeister, and others. Links: Bourgue YouTube | Sofia SQ

The Cleveland Orchestra

Seid umschlungen, Millionen!; and other works

Clas St81j Se42

Franz Welser-Möst leads the orchestra in works by Johann Strauss, Jr., Haydn, Ravel, and Brahms. Links: CO | Welser-Möst | YouTube

Concertgebouw Orchestra

Netherlands Music, Vol. 6

Clas C744o N382/6

Works by Pijper, Andriessen, Otterloo, & Badings, with several conductors at work here. Links: Concertgebouw

Todd Crow The BBC Recordings Clas C885 B349

Piano works by Mendelssohn, Moscheles, & Schumann. Links: Crow | YouTube

The Gothenburg Combo

Sketches of the World Clas G712 Sk29

A variety of works composed by various folks, including members of the group. Links: Gothenburg | YouTube

Rafael Kubelík Rafael Kubelík and Old Czech Masters

Clas K951 R121c

We assume that this is different from Dutch Masters. Nevermind. Kubelík conducts the Czech Philharmonic in works by Túma, Miča, & others. Links: Kubelík | YouTube

Judy Loman The Romantic Harp Clas L837 R662h

Loman performs works by Grandjany, Tournier, Rota, Falla, and others. Links: Loman | YouTube

Jarmilla Novotná Czech Songs and Arias Clas N859 C996

The soprano tries out some tunes by Smetana, Fibich, Masaryk, & others. Links: Novotná | YouTube

Tommy Reilly Tommy Reilly Plays Harmonica Concertos

Clas R273 T598

The harmonicaist (?) plays works by Spivakovsky, Arnold, Villa-Lobos, and others, with help from several orchestras. Links: Reilly | YouTube

Robert Shaw Festival Singers

Evocation of the Spirit Clas R540s Ev61

The group sings works by Górecki, Pärt, Martin, Barber, & Schoenberg. Links: RSFS | YouTube

Scottish National Orchestra

Music from Estonia, Vol. 1

Clas Sc87n M973e

Very international. Works by Eller and Raid. The orchestra is conducted by the ever popular Neeme Järvi. Links: SCO

South Jutland Symphony Orchestra

Music Inspired by Shakespeare and Hamlet

Clas So57s M973s

Vladimir Ziva conducts the band on works by Kuhlau, Liszt, Joachim, & others. Links: Ziva

St. Petersburg Chamber Players

Saison Russe Clas St10p Sa28

The group performs works by Aliabiev, Borodin, and Arensky.

Ensemble Il Trittico Swiss Piano Quintets Clas T739 Sw66p

The ensemble is a trio, but joined by a couple of other folks for works by Raff and Goetz. Links: Trittico

Monica Turoni Harp Recital Clas T862 H230r

The harpist plays works by Scarlatti, Tailleferre, and others. Links: Turoni | YouTube

Fabio Zanon Guitar Recital Clas Z17 G919r

The guitarist performs pieces by Tárrega, Bach, Mertz, Ponce, and others. Links: Zanon | YouTube

Symphonies Concertantes

Clas Sy68c

A 3-disc set full of them, including works by Crusell, Danzi, Hoffmeister, Abel, and Pleyel. Performed by Consortium Classicum, conducted by Dieter Klöcker, and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Iona Brown. Links: Klöcker | Brown

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The Mighty Wurlizter Radio Hour

Voices of Spring Misc M588 2004/1

WCLV seasonal variety show, with Robert Conrad, host, and Del Donahoo, announcer. Links: WCLV

Danny Wright Shadows Misc W931 Sh12

New Age piano music, in the George Winston mode. Links: Wright | AM | YouTube

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Fred Allen Comedy Highlights from the Topical Wit of Fred Allen

BauLP Al535 C7343

Radio comedy from the 1930s and 1940s. Links: Allen

Justinas Basinskas Symphony “Bytie;” Symphony Plachei

BauLP B2928

20th century works, performed by an orchestra that we do not have the

B998 patience to type, conducted by J. Domarkas. Links: Basinskas

Alban Berg Lulu LP B4524 L9699

The Orchestre de l’Opera de Paris is on the job, with Pierre Boulez conducting. Links: Berg | Boulez

Bob Brookmeyer Trombone Jazz Samba LP B7912 T75

If that sounds good to you, go for it. Links: Brookmeyer | AM | YouTube

Johnny Cash Man in Black LP C2688 M3112

One of his early 1970s gospel albums. Links: Cash | AM | YouTube

Mkalojus Ciurlionis Symphonic Poems BauLP C4989 Sy6811p

Another impossible orchestra, conducted by Balys Dvarionas. Links: Ciurlionis | Dvarionas

Vera Dulova Vera Dulova Plays BauLP D889 Ig7

Don’t get carried away. She plays harp. Works by Khachaturian, Britten, and others. Links: Dulova

Mikhail Glinka Ivan Susanin (A Life for the Tsar)

BauLP G499 Z616

Soloists, Chorus, & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre and conducted by Vassily Nebolsin. Links: Glinka | Nebolsin

Vasil Kazandzhiev The Living Icons; Land of the Sofia Crypt; Pictures from Bulgaria

BauLP K1893 Z616

String and chamber orchestra music, played by the Chamber Ensemble “Sofia Soloists,” and conducted by the composer. Links: Kazandzhiev

Rolf Liebermann/ Richard Strauss

Concerto for Jazz Band & Symphony Orchestra; Don Juan

BauLP L6217 C7449j

Odd combination. Fritz Reiner conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra working the jazz end. Links: Liebermann | Strauss | Reiner

Grachia Melikian Instrumental Music BauLP M484 In792

A string quartet, a cello sonata, and a couple of other works, performed by the Kvartet Vsesoiuznogo Radio I Televidniia, Balentin Feigin, cello, & others.

Nikolai Miaskovskii String Quartet No. 12 BauLP M5809 Q28-12

Performed by the Taneyev Quartet of Leningrad. Links: Miaskovskii | TQ

Askold Murov/ Georgii Ivanov

Symphony Ballet; Concerto for Piano & Orchestra

BauLP M949 Sy6811b

The Novosibirsk Philharmonic is at work here, conducted by Arnold Katz. Vissarion Slonim is the pianist on the concerto. Links: Murov | Ivanov

Nikolai Peiko String Quartets Nos. 1-3 BauLP P351 Q28

20th century works performed by the Kvartet Imeni Shostakovicha. Links: Peiko

Willem Pijper Halewijn LP P633

Symphonic drama, with Omroeporkest, conducted by Edward Downes. Links:

H1375 Pijper | Downes

Sigmund Romberg The Student Prince LP R663 St9418

Featuring the amazing Mr. Mario Lanza. Paul Baron conducts the orchestra. Links: Romberg | Lanza

Dmitri Shostakovich Igroki BauLP Sh821 Ig7

Opera, based on a story by Gogol. Gennady Rozhdestvenskii conducts the Leningrad Philharmonic. Links: Shostakovich | GR

Jean Sibelius Four Legends: for Symphony Orchestra

BauLP Si114 L5438

And the orchestra is…the USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tauno Hannikainen. Links: Sibelius | Hannikainen

Georgii Sviridov Songs to works by Robert Burns & William Shakespeare

BauLP Sv37 P437

Aleksandr Vedernikov, bass, sings, with I. Naumova at the piano. Links: Sviridov | Vedernikov

Sergei Taneev (or Taneyev)

String Quartet No. 2 BauLP T155 Q28-2

Performed by the Taneyev Quartet Leningrad. Links: Taneev

Giuseppe Verdi Il Corsaro LP V584 C8181

Montserrat Caballé & Jessye Norman sing here, with the New Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Lamberto Gardelli. Links: Verdi | Caballé | Norman | Gardelli

Contemporary Swiss Music, Vols. 5 & 6

BauLP C7676s 35/36

Works by Marescotti, Beck, Müller, & Kelterborn, by various artists, recorded in the 1970s.

Holland Festival 1969 BauLP H7192 1969

Works performed at the annual festival, by Mozart, Stravinsky, Sweelinck, & others, by various musicians.